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The Oily Man
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The Oily Man

1958

Directed by L. Krishnan

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A village comes alive with fear when a nefarious ‘oily man’ terrorises women in the dead of night. At their wits end, the local police enlist the help of talented police inspector Dasuki to trap and end the oily man’s mischief. Orang Minyak was digitally restored by the Asian Film Archive in 2018 using a 16mm black & white composite release print from its collection.

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Director
L. Krishnan
Written by
L. Krishnan
Produced by
Ho Ah Loke
Cinematographers
Han Kai Juan, Tsin Ming Chin
Origin country
Singapore
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
Malay
Released February 12, 1958·Orang Minyak

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